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IntroducedApr 05, 2023
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Passed HouseMar 27, 2024
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 15 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE "SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC EXPRESSION PROTECTION ACT", REGARDING A CAUSE OF ACTION ASSERTED IN A CIVIL ACTION BASED UPON A PERSON'S COMMUNICATION IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE PROCEEDINGS.
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Senate • Mar 27, 2024: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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Comments on H 4274
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Votes
YES: 118
- Alexander, Terry
- Anderson, Carl L.
- Atkinson, Lucas
- Bailey, William H.
- Ballentine, Nathan
- Bamberg, Justin T.
- Bauer, Heather
- Beach, Thomas
- Bernstein, Beth E.
- Blackwell, Bart T.
- Bradley, Jeffrey A.
- Gary S. Brewer, Jr.
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.
- Burns, James Mikell
- Bustos, Joseph M.
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl
- Carter, Jerry T.
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV
- Donald G. "Don" Chapman
- Chumley, William M.
- Clyburn, William
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda
- Collins, Neal A.
- J. Benjamin "Ben" Connell
- Cox, Bobby J.
- Cox, Brandon L.
- Crawford, Heather Ammons
- Cromer, April
- Davis, Sylleste H.
- Dillard, Chandra E.
- Erickson, Shannon S.
- Felder, R. Raye
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.
- Gagnon, Craig A.
- Garvin, Kambrell H.
- Gatch, Gil
- Gibson, Daniel
- Gilliam, Leon D.
- Gilliard, Wendell G.
- Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.
- Guffey, Brandon
- Haddon, Patrick B.
- William "Bill" Hager
- Hardee, Kevin
- Robert J. "Rob" Harris
- Hart, Christopher R.
- Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.
- Hayes, Jackie E.
- Henegan, Patricia Moore
- Herbkersman, William G.
- Hewitt, Lee
- Hiott, David R.
- Hixon, William M.
- Hosey, Lonnie
- Howard, Leon
- Hyde, Max T., Jr.
- Jefferson, Joseph H., Jr.
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.
- Jones, Stewart O.
- Jones, Wendell K.
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.
- John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin
- King, John Richard C.
- Kirby, Roger K.
- Landing, Kathy
- Lawson, M. Brian
- Matthew W. "Matt" Leber
- Ligon, Thomas R.
- Long, Steven Wayne
- Lowe, Phillip D.
- Magnuson, Josiah
- May, Robert J., III
- Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr.
- McCravy, John R., III
- McDaniel, Annie E.
- McGinnis, Timothy A.
- Mitchell, Cody T.
- Moore, JA
- Moore, Travis A.
- Morgan, Adam M.
- Morgan, T. Alan
- Murphy, Chris
- James M. "Mike" Neese
- Newton, Brandon
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.
- Nutt, Roger A.
- O'Neal, David L.
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey
- Ott, Russell L.
- Pace, Jordan S.
- Pedalino, Fawn M.
- Pendarvis, Marvin R.
- Pope, Thomas E.
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.
- Robbins, Robby
- Rose, Seth
- Rutherford, J. Todd
- Sandifer, William E., III
- Schuessler, Carla
- Sessions, Heath
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.
- Smith, Marvin
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.
- Taylor, Bill
- Thayer, Anne J.
- Thigpen, Ivory Torrey
- Trantham, Ashley B.
- Vaughan, David
- Weeks, J. David
- West, John Taliaferro, IV
- Wetmore, Elizabeth
- Joseph S. "Joe" White
- Whitmire, William R.
- Williams, Robert Q.
- Willis, Mark N.
- Wooten, Chris
- Yow, Richard L.
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 3
- Bannister, Bruce W.
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Moss, Dennis C.
- Wheeler, William W., III
EXCUSED: 1
Actions
- Mar 27, 2024 | Senate
- Introduced and read first time
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 27, 2024 | House
- Read third time and sent to Senate
- Mar 26, 2024 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hager
- Amended
- Read second time
- Roll call Yeas-118 Nays-0
- Mar 20, 2024 | House
- Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
- Apr 05, 2023 | House
- Introduced and read first time
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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